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Jessica is a young peasant who has worked in her family’s fields for her entire life. Recent events have increased the burden resting on her family’s shoulders, but she retains her free and unbridled personality. That day, however, her path crosses with circumstances beyond the control of most beings. Will the trials she faces grind her down, or will she emerge out of the whirlwind stronger than ever?

Flow is a web serial written by Kay.L. The story will be updated here with a new chapter every day (except on Sunday). Some of the tags come into play later in the story. Patreons have early access to a number of chapters.

I lost a night reading this

- Non-humans who are more alien than 80% of what you see in science fiction

- Gender, sexuality, and class are handled in a mature and thoughtful manner

- Plot is a slow build, but gripping once you sink yourself a few chapters in

- F/F romance is hot, but I don’t find myself wondering if the author is a 40-year-old NEET who’s never been on a date and sleeps with an anime loli body-pillow. (So, better than the majority of f/f on this site)

Stuff I didn’t love:

- One of the characters is a designated asshole. He has no depth or redeeming features; he’s there for you to what to slap the shit out of him. In a novel with a larger cast, this would be fine, but we focus on the adventures of four characters. After 85k words, all of them should have psychological depth.

- The story begins floundering in the middle. I remain invested, but I wonder if the writer had much of an outline when they started as much of the original intensity is leaking out, and the romantic elements are getting a bit repetitive.

Style -

It's a simple and engaging style, as benefits first-person narration. The pacing is slower than I'd prefer, partially because of the author's tendency to give overcomplicated descriptions.

Story –

It starts as a slice of life, moves to mystery, and then horror/adventure. I sat down and read this in one go, eager to see what the author would throw at our heroine next.

Character –

Well realized MC, which is so important in first person. The other characters are solid. I wish the writer gave us a more expansive cast or increased the complexity/depth of some of the other characters. 36 chapters in, and only then do we learn anything about Yavone’s history?

Grammar –

I noticed errors, but that’s because I’m a writer myself. It’s one of the top 5% for RRL.

Good stuff

This is actually very well written with accordance to actual literature; good job! This story can probably be published by a reputable company when your finished; though I might be saying that because of my crush. ;)

One of the best fantasy web serials

Compared to the usual writing found on RRL or other web novel sites, this is a diamond in the rough. The slightly insane MC, good grammar, interesting and very much NOT clichê story and world... all of them combined make Flow a pleasure to read. (If only there were me steamy scenes with my Lady )

Good

I feel like there aren't any useless or redundant characters. Each relationship focuses completely on a different emotion, making the entire story seem straightforward and complex simultaneously. The plot is unique and interesting, and the character building isn't a chore. A well written that deserves more recognition.

I great start to a promising story

I good start of a story. Currently only 5 chapters, but so far you can see well developed characters, hints of a fleshed out world, and an interesting magic system. There are a couple minor typos but over the grammar is excellent.

Slow start, gets really awesome!

The story starts off quite slows with the Nothing arc introducing the characters and building the world in the mind of the reader. I read the story when I found it until I caught up (around chapter 32), but decided to take a break there for the chapters to build a bit. I was somewhat sceptical off where the story would go from there to be honest and let it lie in my bookmarks for a while.

Then I saw the title of the second arc and I knew it was time to read again. And I am so glad I did. It didn't go like I thought it would, it went so much better than I could have imagined. I read on the authors website, which has several more chapters posted than RRL, let me just say the story is showing a lot of promise and you should read it.

Great story. Great grammar. Chapters starting to get to the action so to speak. Do yourself a favor and read this amazing story.

Different yet good

This is a bit dark, but so very unique. I get lost in reading and have already consumed so much. My greed knows no bounds when it comes to this story. It is so very unique and worthwhile. I recommend giving it a shot. I do like the darker aspects of this story, they make the characters feel more real to me.

It just isn't my cup of tea

(Note: This review was made after reading chapter 33, I don't think it has anything to do witht the chapter itself, just wanted to let you know)

TL;DR Try it out if you find the desctiption intriguing enough. Other people seem to like the F/F relationship, so if you're into that it's another plus.

For me, personally, I feel like the novel is just, mediocre, I don't know, I just can't get through the chapters. And I would bet that it's because I don't like how the relatioships are building.

Ever since our MC met the hive and started to talk to Luomi more, I just keep having this feeling, chapter after chapter, of, uncomfortableness, it isn't that big, but it sits in my stumach when I read the story.

I would guess that the story is good, and it's just that something that is having it's toll on me.

Hidden gem deserves much more attention

i cant see why people would rate this poorly the characters are flushed out my only gripe is mc's obsession with Leomi but thats fine personal opinion im a Jes/Cel shipper lol love the other races the rahks arent just humans reskinned they have believable societial traits and grammar and style are crazy all in all conisering how much you pump out and the quality this is my favorite story on RR and i read alot. Thank you for such a wonderful story.

Madness, Magic, and More

Flow is a unique and underappreciated story about a young peasant woman’s pilgrimage of self-discovery. It is both tragic and heartbreaking but also strangely cathartic. Yeah, that, and intelligent plant-bug creatures, a unique magic system consisting of familiar components, action packed battles and duels (magic & physical), and an exploration of love and madness.

Overall, I think the story is very good despite some slow parts. The author uses a unique formatting style to convey certain emotions; I think it works well but can see why some may not care for it. There are two other primary characters besides the main POV, but even the large diverse group of supporting cast members are well defined with clear motivations. No grammar issues whatsoever.

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